Beginning with Plato's expulsion of the poets in the Republic, this dissertation looks at the often hostile, yet also symbiotic, relationship between poetry and philosophy. Aristotle's 'response' to Plato is regarded as a significant origin of literary theory. Nietzsche's critique of Western philosophy as being an attempt to suppress its own metaphoricity, leads to a revaluation of truth and consequently of the privileging of philosophy over poetry. Post-structuralism sometimes overemphasizes this constitutive force of metaphoricity, at the expense of conceptual modes. However, Derrida's notion of philosophy as play retains a balance between concept and metaphor: there is no attempt to transcendentally ground philosophy, but neither is it reduced to a merely metaphorical discourse. Finally, Wittgenstein's notion of meaning as determined by use can help us distinguish pragmatically between poetry and philosophy by looking at the contexts in which they function. / English Studies / M.A. (English)

The new dawn that brought about democracy in South Africa in 1994 and the social and political experiences have since changed the expectations of women’s roles in society. Literature is the important part of this experience because it mirrors and interprets the experience from the point of view of those who write about it. This study, therefore, attempts to examine the image of women in Xitsonga literature, to investigate whether there is a link in the expected cultural roles of Vatsonga women and their roles as characters in Xitsonga literature; and whether there is a shift in the way women characters are portrayed to represent the current social and political reality. The study employs African feminist literary criticism as a tool in critically analysing the various literary genres. It also adopts purposive sampling of Xitsonga novels, poetry and proverbs that have women characters in them and analyse how these women characters have been portrayed. The naming of female characters is examined in relation to their roles in the texts and the titles of the texts are also investigated and critically analysed to establish whether they portray any gender stereotypes. The themes of the selected texts are also examined to establish if there is any gender biasness. Both male and female-authored texts have been investigated to explore whether male authors depict women differently from their female counterparts. The study concludes that there is gender-biasness in the manner in which women characters are depicted that do not reflect the current political and social order, however, some women authors, unlike their male counterparts do not reflect gender-biasness in their depiction of female characters. / African Languages / D. Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)

This thesis is a critical examination of the poetry of S. M. Bums-Ncamashe. In his poetry Bums-Ncamashe handles poems of different categories; namely praise poetry, elegiac poetry, didactic poetry and protest poetry. He also employs a number of devices that determine amongst others, the form and imagery of his poetry. They are also used to add clarity to the meaning of his poetry. All this is discussed in the chapters numerated below: Chapter one outlines the basic guidelines to be followed in this study. It presents the aim of the study, scope of the work and method of research. A definition of the concept poetry is also provided in this chapter. The biography of Bums-Ncamashe and the influence of his background on his poetry are also part of this first chapter. Chapter two discusses the characteristics of Bums-N camashe' s praise poetry and the functions this poetry fulfils. Chapter three is a discussion ofBums-Ncamashe's elegiac, didactic and protest poetry. Chapter four discusses the devices that determine the form ofBums-Ncamashe's poetry. These include repetition, contrast, compounding, ideophones, and interjectives. Chapter five concentrates on imagery and other aspects of Bums-Ncamashe's poetry. Imagery is discussed from the viewpoint of simile, metaphor, personification and symbolism. Also included in this chapter is euphemism, hyperbole, idiomatic expressions, humour, satire and adaptation. Chapter six is a concluding chapter in which some findings and recommendations from the entire study are reflected upon. / African Languages / D.Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)

This research examines the poetry of A.M Maphumulo by utilising selected strategies from the deconstructive literary theory. The exploration involves a critical analysis and application of deconstruction to isiZulu poetry, and more specifically to a selection of Maphumulo’s poems. This research shows that deconstruction does not constitute a traditional analysis of poetry, but that the theory attempts to interplay various meanings at the same time without giving prominence to a singular meaning. Perceptions regarding deconstruction are highlighted such as that the readings merely dismantle creative works without contributing much to its value. This research sets out to prove this observation wrong by first providing a deconstructive thematic reading of two themes of Maphumulo; that of death and education. Furthermore, the deconstruction approach is outlined and applied with specific attention to the multiplicity of meaning in Maphumulo’s poetry. Intertextuality and influence are also examined as it is evident that the poet Maphumulo was influence by his culture, the Bible and nature, amongst other influences. It is shown how the poet synthesises different influences and styles of poetry into a new original mode. Although this research focuses on selected aspects of the deconstructive procedure in analysing isiZulu texts, it is finally recommended that more research should be effected on deconstruction, and especially on Maphumulo’s poetry. / African Languages / M.A. (African Languages)

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Orientador: Marcio Orlando Seligmann-Silva / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T08:00:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sterzi_Eduardo_D.pdf: 2837671 bytes, checksum: 39cae6f53388a9a2a74341ffa23d7fbf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Neste estudo, propomos uma compreensão renovada da obra de Dante Alighieri a partir da hipótese de que seu primeiro livro, a Vita Nova, oferece uma representação da irrupção da lírica moderna. Inicialmente, buscamos determinar o sentido desta irrupção (e, pois, dessa representação) com base na teoria da origem (Ursprung) de Walter Benjamin. Depois, insistimos na pertinência de uma reconstrução do conceito de modernidade, desde suas primeiras formulações ainda no Medievo, ao termos em vista a obra de Dante, e mais especificamente a Vita Nova. Finalmente, analisamos a Vita Nova a partir de quatro figuras fundamentais que esta legou ¿ não apenas como eixos temáticos, mas como elementos de formalização ¿ à lírica posterior: a Memória, o Amor, o Segredo e a Morte / Abstract: In this study, we propose a renewed understanding of Dante Alighieri¿s work based on the hypothesis that his first book, the Vita Nova, offers a representation of the irruption of modern lyric. Initially, we try to determine the meaning of this irruption (and, then, of this representation) inspired by Walter Benjamin¿s theory of origin (Ursprung). After, we insist on the pertinence of a reconstruction of the concept of modernity, since its first formulations still in the Middle Ages, as we have Dante¿s work in view, and more specifically the Vita Nova. Finally, we analyze the Vita Nova from four fundamental figures it bequeaths ¿ not just as thematic axes, but as elements of formalization ¿ to the forthcoming lyric: Memory, Love, Secret, Death / Doutorado / Literatura Geral e Comparada / Doutor em Teoria e História Literária

Orientador: Marcia Azevedo de Abreu / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T09:39:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Costa_AngelaMariaGoncalvesda_D.pdf: 9597701 bytes, checksum: 6eed0c6c579be30068c13a1e01301593 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Esta tese teve por objetivo a preparação da edição critial do poema A Nebulosa, de Joaquim Manuel de Macedo. Partiu da constatação de que o poema, esquecido da critica e sem reedição há um século e meio, deveria ser colocado em circulação devido à sua importância dentro do romantismo brasileiro. Procuramos também, pensando no sucesso obtido pelo poema em meados do século XIX, refletir sobre a sua recepção desde a publicação até os dias de hoje, através de sua fortuna critica, acompanhando a trajetória do poema em seu esquecimento / Abstract: The preparation for the critical editíon of the poem "A Nebulosa" written by Joaquim Manuel de Macedo was the aim of this thesís, trigered by the observation that this poem, once forgotten by the critics and not being published for more than one hundred fifty years, should be back in circulatition due to its importance within the Brazilian Romanticsm. We have also tried , given the success obtained by the poem in the middle of the 19th century, to reflect on how it was received since its publishment untill the current days, through its critical fortune, following the trajectory of the poem in its oblivion / Doutorado / Literatura Brasileira / Doutor em Teoria e História Literária

Orientador: Paulo Sergio de Vasconcellos / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-10T17:42:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cesila_RobsonTadeu_D.pdf: 10532161 bytes, checksum: 16f113874c7d5297c0fc39d84b7ec810 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Como todo e qualquer texto, os epigramas do poeta latino Marco Valério Marcial (c. 38 d.C.- c. 104) são formados pela absorção e assimilação de outros textos, com os quais dialogam e aos quais aludem das mais diversas formas e por meio dos mais diferentes mecanismos. Tais alusões ou intertextos, ao incorporarem, aos textos de Marcial, elementos temáticos ou formais trazidos dos textos aludidos, geram novos significados nos epigramas do autor, tornando a sua leitura mais rica e instigante. Paralelamente, a leitura dos textos aludidos ¿ os modelos ¿ também é enriquecida e influenciada. Nosso recorte, no presente trabalho, contempla o estudo dos intertextos que relacionam os epigramas de Marcial com as obras dos poetas latinos Catulo, Virgílio e Ovídio, buscando mostrar como se dá a incorporação, pelo poeta de Bílbilis, dos elementos emprestados dos textos desses autores e como tais elementos enriquecem com novos sentidos a leitura de todos os textos envolvidos / Abstract: Like any text, the epigrams of the Latin poet Martial (c. A.D. 38 ¿ c. 104) are composed by the absorption and assimilation of other texts, with which they dialogue and to which they allude in very different ways and in very different mechanisms. When these allusions or intertexts incorporate into the Martial¿s texts elements of form or content brought from the texts alluded, they create new meanings in the poet¿s epigrams, so that reading grows richer and gripping. At the same time, the reading of the texts alluded ¿ the models ¿ is also enriched and influenced by the epigrams. In this thesis, we study the intertextual relationships between the Martial¿s epigrams and the works of the Latin poets Catullus, Virgil and Ovid; then, we try to show how the poet from Bilbilis incorporated into his texts borrowed material from those authors and how that material enriches the reading of all texts involved with new meaning / Doutorado / Linguistica / Doutor em Linguística

Orientador: Suzi Frankl Sperber / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T10:24:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Aleixo_ElvisBrassaroto_M.pdf: 1043033 bytes, checksum: 6043d1ba084071a636876098c682d93a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Este trabalho visa à análise da espiritualidade na poesia de Augusto dos Anjos sob a perspectiva do sagrado budista absorvido pelo poeta principalmente por intermédio do pensamento de Arthur Schopenhauer. O trabalho está dividido em três partes: a primeira versa sobre a classificação literária da obra de Augusto dos Anjos e também aborda a relação entre literatura e religião; a segunda apresenta uma refutação ao suposto ateísmo presente em seus poemas e afirma sua espiritualidade eclética; a terceira identifica e faz uma leitura crítica das peças poéticas em que o budismo está presente, privilegiando o conceito religioso de nirvana / Abstract: This thesis makes an analysis of the spirituality in the poetry of Augusto dos Anjos under the perspective of the sacred buddhist that was apprehended by the Brazilian poet mainly through Arthur Schopenhauer thought. The thesis is divided in three parts: the first section turns about the literary classification of Augusto dos Anjos¿ poetic anthology, and it also discusses the relationship between literature and religion; the second presents a refutation against the supposed atheism in his poems and it affirms his eclectic spirituality; the third part identifies and makes a critical reading of specific poems where Buddhist ideas is present, with special attention for the religious concept of nirvana / Mestrado / Literatura Brasileira / Mestre em Teoria e História Literária

La présente dissertation analyse toutes les prises de position attribuées dans les scholies hésiodiques à un commentateur de l'Antiquité. Cette étude a pour optique d'apporter un regard nouveau sur les méthodes philologiques appliquées par les exégètes des époques hellénistique et romaine à la lecture des textes poétiques archaïques. / Doctorat en Langues et lettres / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished